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Does anyone have any info on berry? Is it opening back up?

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Hey everyone

Has anyone found some good buzzbaits to run toads on the back? I’ve tried a few and haven’t found one that will run true, always comes in sideways. I’ve tried different trailers, retrieve speed and bending the wire.

Thanks in advance for the help

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There’s a guy I believe he’s in the Lodi area he has a website called the bait body shop. I had him paint a bluegill pattern for me. He was very reasonably priced.

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Hey everyone, I’m headed out after work today (Thursday) before the potential shut down of fishing. Can anyone confirm that paradise point launch is open? I tried calling but no one answers, makes me think it’s closed.

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Is it a fishing ban or boating ban?

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Anyone have info on ladds or paradise point in the Stockton area.

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Congrats on a fish of a lifetime. What did you catch her on? I’m headed to the delta next week and I’m wondering if they are chasing baits yet?

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I fished the delta twice this week. First I went to franks and fished in/around there all day. It was a grind. We managed 4 fish, 2 on a craw colored lipless (LV 500) and 2 on a Senko. The second trip we went to the north delta and chased some smallies/spots and did a lot better. I couldn’t get them...

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I just had to pay mine. I got a registration bill from dmv just like for the boat and cars. I had to send payment through the mail I couldn’t figure out how to do it online, I’m sure that was user error

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Hey everyone, I was seeing if anyone was headed fishing tomorrow and had an open back seat. My rig is in the shop and I have the itch lol PM me if I can tag along obviously I can share the expenses. I live in galt so mother lode lakes and delta would be awesome.

Thanks
Nate

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Is there typically a swim bait bite?

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Hey everyone, I’m headed to new Melones for the first time later this week. Any advice on areas to fish or things to look for? I fish Camanche often does it fish similar? Any help would be appreciated

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I was throwing a line through ospray in ghost trout.

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Clean release

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Camanche kicks out another big fish this year!! My new PB and first double digit 13.2lb. I caught her Friday afternoon fishing shallow island tops. I casted a line through ospray in the line where the water color changes from light to dark!! Big shout out to tactical basin for always pointing me in ...

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I have a hummingbird also. I had the same issues and I posted a similar post and a really nice guy reached out to me and walked me through his set up. It helped a ton, I don’t get a perfect picture of the fish moving to my lure. I chalked it up to it being an older model. I have a 858hd. I know over...

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There’s been a lot of tourneys at the delta lately so info becomes pretty tight. Once the tournaments slow down info is easier to get

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I just checked out your site. Nice job man. I will be a customer for some paint jobs on my s wavers. The glass work is really cool. Can you add color to the glass?

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I have a tracker 175. They are nice and the price for new ones isn’t as hard to sell to the wife as the new fiberglass boats lol. If I was buying a new boat again I would still go alum but I would look at the next size up. The next size up gives more storage, can have a bigger motor and rides better...

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Pleasure cove is just past Markley. It has a nice launch area.

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I use a high speed reel for those techniques. Something 7.1 or faster. I’m a lews fan so I use their custom pro speed spool. I also use the Mach crush it’s a little cheaper and it’s nice as well. If you can deal with the super bright orange lol

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I’m curious about the delta as well it should be prime time. I just don’t know how muddy it is from all the rain. I’ve been fishing Camanche and doing well. The bite has started moving shallow less than 15ft there’s been a good reaction bite but it seems to have windows. For example on Monday from a...

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My go to rod for the 6 or 7 inch is a Shimano expride jig rod. If I’m throwing a 5 inch in the north delta I use a Shimano expride spinning rod

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Short answer both lol if I’m pitching them in cover tullies/grass Texas rigged but if I’m pitching grass lines or sparse tullies wacky. I’d prefer to go wacky anytime i can. As for my gear, Texas rigged first. I use a heavy rod with a super line hook straight 30lb braid to get them out of the junk. ...

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Rippin lips if you have a 12v trolling motor let me know. I need a 12v bow mount feet pedal

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Galt ca.

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My minn Kota quit working so I’m in the market for a new trolling motor. Ideally I would want a 12v 45in 55lb thrust. I have a 45lb thrust now so that would work as well

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Hey everyone Is there any mobile minn Kota repair mechanics? I was out today and my trolling motor started acting weird then stopped working all together. I would push the button and nothing would happen then I would push the button a couple times and it would work. I checked all my plugs they seem ...

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Anymore details on this?

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Nice fish. Why are they letting so much water out? I was there last week and the lake level is so low

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Ive always heard that Pardee has some good smallies. I’ve never been there so maybe someone else can confirm.

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Thanks for the input guys, I throw the flash mob jr with 1/4oz heads the most I will throw a frenzy rig as well but with the same heads. I have always thought of moderate action rods as crankbait rods or treble hook baits, the a rig having a jig style hook I assumed I wanted a faster action rod. Is ...

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Hey everyone, I broke my a-rig rod last week so I’m in the market for a new one. I was using a Shimano Crucial a-rig specific rod. I wish I could still get that rod it was perfect. I was looking at the Zodias line have anyone used this line for a-rigs? I’m normally a Shimano or Phenix rod fan, but I...

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I use the osprey in both the top hook and line thru. I use the top hook when creeping bottom and love the line through in the smaller versions to rolling under docks

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I was hoping to fish the delta tomorrow but I drove by b&w area and saw how muddy and fast the water was moving. I’ve heard the further south you go the water gets cleaner. Can anyone confirm this? If so, how far south do I need to go? Paradise point, ladds or farther

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5 baits for now to the spawn.... Square bill Shad pattern Spinnerbait Shad pattern S waver 168 lite trout or party crasher Drop shot Shad shaped bait and a worm Jig football head both finesse and normal So many options!!! Hard to pick 5 Rip bait Lipless crank bait Need to get mentioned as well

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I was out at Camanche on Sunday. The weather was brutal early but then cleared up and was a nice day. I’m not sure if the weather put the fish in a funk but I couldn’t find fish. I fished shallow and deep I would say 5-20ft I did pick up one main lake in about 30 ft. Was anyone else out there recent...

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Do they show any of these tournaments on tv?

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How big of a field are you expecting?

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Do any of those products that you put inside your tackle box’s that absorb moisture work? I know a few companies make them, but I’ve never used any of them.

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Thanks for all the tips, this weekend I was at berry I was dropping down in about 20-40 ft. I will check the transducer. Does my chart speed have anything to do with it? It would pick up my bait at top of the screen then I would lose it

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Correction****

My unit is a 859 ci/di with sonar and gps

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Hey everyone, I’m looking for some help with the settings on my hummingbird units. I’m networking 2 859 hd/di. They read the bottom fine and pick up fish on them as well. The trouble I’m having is when I drop down vertically on a fish I can’t pick up my bait consistently. My first guess was to turn ...

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I was out Saturday, we caught 10 total biggest going about 3lb. We found most of our fish in the narrows just point hoping. The fish were shallower than I expected, 10-20ft. We caught them on brown jigs, Ned rig and a-rigs. We went to the main lake and tried to point hop and grinding a couple dinks....

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Thanks guys for the info, I will report back Saturday evening and let you know how we did.

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Hey everyone

Has anyone been to berry lately? I’m headed there Saturday and I was curious on the water clarity after the latest storms?

Thanks
Nate

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I organize everything by technique. I have a drop shot box with hooks, weights and the baits I use for drop shot. I do the same for jigs and trailers, shakey heads and worms I like for that. This way it’s easy for me to find everything. I need to tie a drop shot I grab one box and it’s all there. Th...

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Thanks for the info

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